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2023 Spring Dealing With Major Façade Projects In Co-ops & Condos, the "F" Word is "Façade"
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2023 Spring Current Issue
Management
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June 13th is International Community Association Managers Day

Mark the Date (and Thank Your Manager!)
Boards, managers, and residents, take note - Tuesday, June 13 is International Community Association Managers Day! Estab…
Management
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2023 Spring

When Residents Are Away

Managing the Challenges of Empty Units
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Winter 2023

Handling Sensitive Complaints in Condos & Co-ops

Sex, Smells, & Nuisances
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Winter 2023

Hiring Building Staff & Professionals

It's About Chemistry
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Winter 2023

Holding Elections

Democracy at the Micro Level
Finance
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Is Your Condo on Fannie Mae’s Blacklist?

Listed Communities Face Big Problems Borrowing
As has been widely reported lately, Fannie Mae, which is under the conservatorship of the Federal Housing Finance Agency…
Finance
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Fall 2022

Safeguarding Your Reserves

Key to the Financial Health of Your Association
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Collecting Delinquent Common Charges

What Can Your Board Do?
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As Costs Rise, So Do Carrying Charges

Monthly Fees for Co-ops & Condos Up All Over the U.S.
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As Costs Rise, So Do Carrying Charges

Monthly Fees for Co-ops & Condos Up All Over the U.S.


On The Board
Running Better Meetings

Running Better Meetings

Communication, Education, & Structure
While the goal of any HOA board meeting is to determine the rules, regulations and property updates that best serve the …
Resident Engagement After COVID
Fall 2022

Resident Engagement After COVID

HOAs & Condos Are Getting Their Groove Back
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2022 Winter

Management Contracts 101

Negotiating Your Community’s Most Important Contract
Term Limits for Board Members:

Term Limits for Board Members:

A Breath of Fresh Air...or a Lack of Oxygen?
A Look at Board Powers
Spring 2021

A Look at Board Powers

What a Condo or Co-op Board Is … and Isn’t




Insurance
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Insurance in the Multifamily Setting

Knowing Who Covers What is Key

Protecting Board Members from Claims

A Look at Liability & Insurance Coverage

Loss, Insurance, and Claims

A Primer

Insurance Coverage vs. COVID-19

Condos & HOAs May Be Left Holding the Bag

The Chain of Communication

Establishing Connections – and Boundaries – Between Board and Residents
Design
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Capital Design Projects

There’s Always Room for Improvement

Interior Design Responds to COVID

Flexibility, Technology, Nature, & Gratitude

Universal Design & the ADA

Design for Every Body

What's Happening in Design

Adapting Common Spaces to the New Normal

Internal Affairs

The Latest Design Trends to Make Your Property Pop
Organizations
IREM Foundation Establishes COVID-19 Relief Fund

IREM Foundation Establishes COVID-19 Relief Fund

27 Chapters On Board So Far

A Look Inside IREM

Serving the Management Profession

The National Fire Protection Association

Working to Stop Fires Before They Start

SOARing High in Chicagoland

The Streeterville Organization of Active Residents

Keeping it Cool

The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engnieers